[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 76 Ohio St.3d 24.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. DEVOISE, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. DeVoise, 1996-Ohio-428.]

Criminal law—Drug offenses—R.C. 2925.11(F)(1) does not violate the due process or equal protection provisions of the Ohio and United States Constitutions. (No. 95-343—Submitted June 5, 1996—Decided July 3, 1996.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 14701. __________________ Daniel E. Kinane, Montgomery County Public Defender, and Charles L.

Grove, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals, upholding the constitutionality of R.C. 2925.11(F)(1), is affirmed on the authority of State v. Thompkins (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 558, 664 N.E.2d 926.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________